A Night on the Earth

When you go to the Club to toast life and make merry with friends,   it does not matter if you are religious or spiritual, or both or neither; God knows we will all go Home with each other at the end of the night anyway.   The only question is this: How do youContinue reading “A Night on the Earth”

Lost and Profound*

Yesterday I got lost on my way home. Great pangs of fear came over me, and I recognized not a soul.   Last night I knocked on your door. Though I was dirty and ragged, you invited me inside. You let me wash and you gave me clean clothes. You brought me food and drink.Continue reading “Lost and Profound*”

Chaos: an inserenity prayer

May I never again confuse a trifling contentment for peace, or a smothering serenity for joy. May a tacit agreement over shared illusions never seem like harmony with others, or their mere presence feel like community. May the world fail me so thoroughly that I forget me in my withdrawl from pain instead of seekingContinue reading “Chaos: an inserenity prayer”